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Iran's new supreme leader rejects proposals for reducing tensions with US: Senior official to Reuters

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17-03-2026 | 05:57

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Iran's new supreme leader rejects proposals for reducing tensions with US: Senior official to Reuters

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has rejected proposals for reducing tensions or for a ceasefire with the ⁠United States that were conveyed to Tehran by two intermediary countries, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday.

Khamenei's stance for revenge ⁠against the U.S. and Israel was "very tough and serious" in ⁠his first foreign policy session, the official ⁠said, without clarifying whether the leader ⁠attended in person.

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